Judge criticized for public stand

Carolyn Hileman | September 26, 2007 

By Amy WordenHARRISBURG – Lawyers and Pennsylvania court experts are raising ethical questions about the appearance of a state appellate judge at a Capitol news conference yesterday on illegal immigration. Superior Court Justice Correale F. Stevens stood on the Rotunda steps with State Rep. Daryl D. Metcalfe (R., Butler) Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta and others as they called for the passage of state laws to halt the “alien invasion.” Attorneys say it is very unusual for an appellate judge to show up and speak at a Capitol news conference on a political issue, especially when the topic is one so highly charged as immigration. “He definitely crossed the line,” said Robert Nix, a Philadelphia lawyer who is chairman of the statewide Hispanic Republican Coalition. “Just by being present on those steps with Barletta and Metcalfe, the leading people on the issue, sends a message that he is implicitly saying what they’re saying.”

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